Kolibri

[ˈkoːlibʁi]

/[ˈkoːlibʁi]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kolibri” is uncommon German (frequency #60,746 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,746
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Vogel, welcher der Familie der Kolibris [2] angehört

Corpus desk

Index DE-kolibri · Kolibri · German

Kolibri · rank #60,746 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,746
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kodiert

Nearest frequency peer: kodiert (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Kolibri“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kolibri“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kolibri
PropertyValue
HeadwordKolibri
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkoːlibʁi]
Letters7
Frequency rank#60,746
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kolibri“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kolibrifällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kodiert“ (#60,745), „Kochkunst“ (#60,744), „Kolosseum“ (#60,748). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kolibri“ bei #60,746. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kolibri is uncommon German at frequency #60,746 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkoːlibʁi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Kolibri in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kolibri, spelled K-O-L-I-B-R-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Vogel, welcher der Familie der Kolibris [2] angehört
  2. 2
    eine Familie der Seglervögel

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Kolibri appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das charakteristische der Kolibris ist ihr schneller Flügelschlag.
  2. Vergleichende Betrachtungen großer und kleiner Vögel, etwa die Gegenüberstellung des monströsen Oberschenkelknochens eines fossilen Riesenstraußes und des winzigen Skelettes eines Kolibris, lassen zunächst auf die spektakuläre Darstellung von Extremleistungen schließen.“

Synonyms

HonigvogelSchwirrvogelTrochilidae

This word in other languages

hummingbird(English)colibrí(Español)colibri(Français)colibri(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kolibri"?
"Kolibri" is spelled K-O-L-I-B-R-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkoːlibʁi].
What does "Kolibri" mean?
As a noun, "Kolibri" means: ein Vogel, welcher der Familie der Kolibris [2] angehört
How do you pronounce "Kolibri"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kolibri" is [ˈkoːlibʁi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kolibri" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kolibri", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kodiert#60,745klügere#60,741konisch#60,751konträr#60,752

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list